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[5] According to Ferguson police, Brown was a suspect in a robbery allegedly committed minutes before the shooting, although the initial contact between Wilson and Brown was unrelated to the alleged robbery.[6][7]Wilson had served four years with the Ferguson Police Department after serving two years with another local police department.[8] He had no disciplinary history.[9]
According to The Washington Post, the shooting of an African American male by a Caucasian police officer sparked the ongoing unrest in Ferguson due to longstanding racial tensions in a region that is 'among the most segregated metropolitan areas in the nation.'[10] Peaceful protests,[11] vandalism, and other forms of social unrest have continued[12] for more than a week, with night curfew being imposed and escalated violence.[13][14] Widespread media coverage examined the trend of local police departments arming themselves with 'military-grade weapons' and responding in a military fashion when dealing with protesting civilians and journalists covering volatile current events.[15]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened a civil rights investigation of the shooting.[16] U.S. President Barack Obama issued a statement expressing condolences to Brown's family and committed the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an investigation.[17]
On August 16, following looting and violence, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed curfews.[18] Two days later, the curfews having failed to control the violence, Nixon lifted the curfews and activated the Missouri National Guard to support police operations.[19][20]

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